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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1945
Page
4
The college announces G1 refresher courses for veterans under rights, allowing sub-freshman work to accelerate into college study. Veterans may qualify in one field while pursuing other sub-freshman work, aiming to ease civilian life transition and support continued education.
A column by George Sokol argues schools must focus on nurturing scholarship and character, not teacher perks and tenure. It calls for consecrated teachers who inspire, warns against authoritarian discipline, and notes pay gaps tempt careers elsewhere.
The article touts High Point College securing Ralph James, a noted high school coach, as a key addition to its football program. It predicts continued success after he has time to build the team. The piece also hints at Duke and Black Bison games ahead and celebrates the start of football season with seasonal enthusiasm.
Golf great Lord Byron Nelson, winner of 17 majors this year, is defeated by Texas rival Ben Hogan in the Nashville Open. Nelson shoots 68 in the final round but falters under pressure, with AP noting he folded up.
The editorial salutes Shelby for clinching the American Legion national junior baseball championship. The column jokes about Shelby residents and recalls a Raleigh ball game in which Governor Clyde Hoey pitched to Bishop Haffey, ending in church versus state banter.
Sheriff Clyde Robinson is set to become penal director in the highway and public works commission on October 1. News also questions other Governor Cherry appointments, suggesting some may be temporary. A separate column discusses titles in North Carolina politics, noting the lasting honorifics given to former officials.
Officials departing for Labor Day weekend note North Carolina natives like Tom Morgan and Tom Doe of Sperry rising on the international stage. Max Gardner, now in Washington, remains a Sperry director and linked to state industry. The trend suggests Carolinians returning home will boost state development and possibly expand Wilmington shipbuilding.
The piece argues that the United States was warned of imminent war before Pearl Harbor and that officials discussed possible Japanese attack timing. It claims a false narrative was presented to the public and cites diary entries from Secretary of War Stimson and others about warnings and preparations.
By George Sokolsky discusses a 1941 war ultimatum with Japan and claims the United States, led by President Roosevelt, avoided full mobilization. It argues officials feared confrontation while the public remained indifferent and alleges key figures failed to notify Kimmel and Short before actions.
Washington observes budget director Harold Smith signaling restrained tax relief while signaling a large $50.5 billion postwar spending plan for the current year. He notes reduced revenue to about $36 billion, suggesting only a modest forthcoming tax cut targeted to cushion the public without reducing overall revenues.
The article outlines competing congressional views on postwar fiscal policy. One group favors a tax cut next year with gradual reductions for following years, funded by higher receipts and debt retirement. Another argues for immediate tax relief to spur progress and business, despite long term deficits, with a forthcoming debate expected to reveal broader war-time fiscal shifts.
Renée DeMarco and Jody Hutchinson plan a Reno trip. Dolly O’Brien to wed in Palm Beach. Reports tease Lena Horne marriage rumors, Eisenhower era politics, and atomic bomb lore. Notables like Morgenthau, Holmes, and Truman linked to high society, film, and public life with sharp, fragmented notes.
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